JobSOC 27-3091
Interpreters and Translators
Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
Definition from U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA) (O*NET 31.0 (August 2026)).
01.
Studied through
87 programs- Deaf Studies05.0211
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness13.1003
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General16.0101
- Linguistics16.0102
- Language Interpretation and Translation16.0103
- Applied Linguistics16.0105
- African Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0201
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0300
- Chinese Language and Literature16.0301
- Japanese Language and Literature16.0302
- Korean Language and Literature16.0303
- Tibetan Language and Literature16.0304
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0399
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0400
- Baltic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0401
- Russian Language and Literature16.0402
- Albanian Language and Literature16.0404
- Bulgarian Language and Literature16.0405
- Czech Language and Literature16.0406
- Polish Language and Literature16.0407
- Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Languages and Literatures16.0408
- Slovak Language and Literature16.0409
- Ukrainian Language and Literature16.0410
- Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0499
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0500
- German Language and Literature16.0501
- Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0502
- Danish Language and Literature16.0503
- Dutch/Flemish Language and Literature16.0504
- Norwegian Language and Literature16.0505
- Swedish Language and Literature16.0506
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other16.0599
- Modern Greek Language and Literature16.0601
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General16.0700
- Hindi Language and Literature16.0701
- Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics16.0702
- Bengali Language and Literature16.0704
- Punjabi Language and Literature16.0705
- Tamil Language and Literature16.0706
- Urdu Language and Literature16.0707
…and 47 more programs.
02.
Draws on
- English Language4.7 of 5
- Foreign Language4.1 of 5
- Customer and Personal Service3.9 of 5
Importance as rated in O*NET (1 to 5); areas rated 3.5 or more, up to eight.